You know what, i'm really tired of reading the same old notices on our notice board these ...
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You know what, i'm really tired of reading the same old notices on our notice board these days. Nothing new is happening in WIT, that's our college.
Well that day too, i was reading about the Lions League, thats some stupid football tournament, the AIEST TCS mock test, something called biomatrix and a few more which i can't remember right now. I was waiting for Karan and looking at the notice board. He was still writing the report when i got out. In fact i wasn't the first one to finish but finished it a little sooner that a good number of people. I still remmember that day. Ma'am Mathur gave us a classwork on report writing. I got a topic on the decline in sale of sports goods and i was supposed to be the marketing manager.
I started writing and while i was channelising my ideas i heard ma'am Mathur yelling at few students. I hope one of them was Rohit. I'm not sure though. They had copied the previous year's slides which ma'am showed us for reference. Actually we had to make a powerpoint presentation for the report. At last i finished, i think half the class was still writing then, and jumped down from my seat with a grin. I showed it to ma'am. She exclaimed that i had copied the background of the slides. I felt a bit odd. Hey the guy who made the report last year hasn't patented the background. What's wrong if i use it? She asked,"So Mohit, you have also copied?". I answered with aplomb that i hadn't but she wasn't impressed. I'm sure. She read and then told me,"Ok, i think it's a bit different but change the background and mail it to me in my yahoo account today itself."
After the lunch i was chatting with Karan and i suddenly remembered ma'am Mathur's words. I was so depressed. I used the background because i liked it and whats wrong if i had used the same background. Ofcourse the contents were all different. I had written it myself. She told me to change the background. I really didn't want to because that's something i liked but Karan insisted me that i should change it or i won't get good marks.
It was 10 at night and i was trying to send my report. I thought a lot whether i should change the background so that i could get good marks or be myself without caring about the marks at all.
I really want to change this world. That is something i always wanted to contribute to this world. Something that would help in changing this world to a better place to dwell in. I was sure that if couldn't be myself in this small situation and didn't do something to change people's pitiful mentality then there's no use in dreaming big dreams. I would also study for marks, earn lots of money and then die like others.
I thought for half an hour and suddenly remembered Karan's words. 'You can't fight back alone'. He was right. My marks are of more concern to my teachers,my parents and so ofcourse me but deep in my heart, it ached. I know since time long all those who had wanted to change this world had been considered wrong so why not forget it and continue the legacy of impressing others without even thinking what we like and be right all the time and be as happy as slaves!!!
I asked Sharang, my room parter, to select one among the displayed backgrounds.
You know what i changed my background before sending my report to ma'am Mathur yesterday.
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You are right. I am also a believer of such a thing that one day the world will change. So lets hope for the best n work our best on it.
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Hey Merin!!
Change the system working within the system!! Like this u wont be alone and the fools will unknowingly help you!!
Great writeup!!
regards
aram
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I truly understand what you are feeling.You do not want to walk according to the world but fly as you want but you are being compelled.Dont worry.One day the things would change.Just dont loose hope.Best of luck.
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